Mint

I planted Mint without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. dual purpose as ornamental plant and culinary ingredient is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established and performing. …

I don't have a garden so a hanging basket with trailing herbs like thyme is my only option for Mint. It absolutely works — with the right attention to harvesting regularly to prevent plants going to seed you can get excellent results in containers. dual purpose as ornamental plant and culinary ingr…

I'd had Mint for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to pinching out flower buds on basil to extend leaf production and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. aromatic foliage that intensifies in heat became much more pr…

Someone gave me Mint as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was pinching out flower buds on basil to extend leaf production — once that clicked, the plant transf…

I nearly gave up on Mint after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on pinching out flower buds on basil to extend leaf production and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a terracotta pot collection on a sunny patio and has genuinely transformed that…

I started with one Mint and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand pinching out flower buds on basil to extend leaf production — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in an ornamental potager kitchen garden …

Mint is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: bolting in hot dry weather especially with cilantro. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, fast growing from seed or small plug plant makes it one of my favourite…